Bridge Collapses Morning of Biden's Infrastructure Visit

Deadbeat_Dave Published 01/28/2022 in ouch

A bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed Friday, mere hours before a planned speech by President Biden on the topic of his $1.2 Trillion infrastructure bill. The wreckage of the bridge has produced dramatic images showing totaled cars and a bus dangling over a steep drop. No one was killed in the incident.

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The Fern Hollow Bridge near Pittsburgh's Frick Park collapsed shortly before 7am, Friday.
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Five vehicles were destroyed in the collapse, including an articulated Port Authority bus that was trapped under a large slab of collapsed bridge.
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First-responders reportedly rappelled 150 off the bridge to help those trapped in a dangling bus.
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Ten people were reportedly injured, with four taken to nearby hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.
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Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey says “we were fortunate” that nobody was killed in the collapse, which rained the rubble of Forbes avenue down over Frick Park
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The collapse occurred mere hours before a planned speech by President Biden on the topic of his new infrastructure law.
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The collapse subsequently started a gas leak that had residents evacuating the area earlier this morning.
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The cause of the collapse is under investigation according to Pittsburgh Fire Bureau Chief, Darryl Jones but had citations for 'poor condition' going all the way back to 2011.

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The Fern Hollow Bridge near Pittsburgh's Frick Park collapsed shortly before 7am, Friday.
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Five vehicles were destroyed in the collapse, including an articulated Port Authority bus that was trapped under a large slab of collapsed bridge.
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First-responders reportedly rappelled 150 off the bridge to help those trapped in a dangling bus.
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Ten people were reportedly injured, with four taken to nearby hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.
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Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey says “we were fortunate” that nobody was killed in the collapse, which rained the rubble of Forbes avenue down over Frick Park
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The collapse occurred mere hours before a planned speech by President Biden on the topic of his new infrastructure law.
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The collapse subsequently started a gas leak that had residents evacuating the area earlier this morning.
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The cause of the collapse is under investigation according to Pittsburgh Fire Bureau Chief, Darryl Jones but had citations for 'poor condition' going all the way back to 2011.

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Bridge Collapses Morning of Biden's Infrastructure Visit

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The Fern Hollow Bridge near Pittsburgh's Frick Park collapsed shortly before 7am, Friday.

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Five vehicles were destroyed in the collapse, including an articulated Port Authority bus that was trapped under a large slab of collapsed bridge.

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First-responders reportedly rappelled 150 off the bridge to help those trapped in a dangling bus.

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Ten people were reportedly injured, with four taken to nearby hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.

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Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey says “we were fortunate” that nobody was killed in the collapse, which rained the rubble of Forbes avenue down over Frick Park

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The collapse occurred mere hours before a planned speech by President Biden on the topic of his new infrastructure law.

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The collapse subsequently started a gas leak that had residents evacuating the area earlier this morning.

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The cause of the collapse is under investigation according to Pittsburgh Fire Bureau Chief, Darryl Jones but had citations for 'poor condition' going all the way back to 2011.

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1. The Fern Hollow Bridge near Pittsburgh's Frick Park collapsed shortly before 7am, Friday.

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3. Five vehicles were destroyed in the collapse, including an articulated Port Authority bus that was trapped under a large slab of collapsed bridge.

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5. First-responders reportedly rappelled 150 off the bridge to help those trapped in a dangling bus.

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7. Ten people were reportedly injured, with four taken to nearby hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.

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9. Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey says “we were fortunate” that nobody was killed in the collapse, which rained the rubble of Forbes avenue down over Frick Park

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11. The collapse occurred mere hours before a planned speech by President Biden on the topic of his new infrastructure law.

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13. The collapse subsequently started a gas leak that had residents evacuating the area earlier this morning.

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15. The cause of the collapse is under investigation according to Pittsburgh Fire Bureau Chief, Darryl Jones but had citations for 'poor condition' going all the way back to 2011.

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The Fern Hollow Bridge near Pittsburgh's Frick Park collapsed shortly before 7am, Friday.

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Five vehicles were destroyed in the collapse, including an articulated Port Authority bus that was trapped under a large slab of collapsed bridge.

5.
First-responders reportedly rappelled 150 off the bridge to help those trapped in a dangling bus.

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Ten people were reportedly injured, with four taken to nearby hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.

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Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey says “we were fortunate” that nobody was killed in the collapse, which rained the rubble of Forbes avenue down over Frick Park

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The collapse occurred mere hours before a planned speech by President Biden on the topic of his new infrastructure law.

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The collapse subsequently started a gas leak that had residents evacuating the area earlier this morning.

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The cause of the collapse is under investigation according to Pittsburgh Fire Bureau Chief, Darryl Jones but had citations for 'poor condition' going all the way back to 2011.